Kleerup
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| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Website | kleerup.net (archived at Wayback Machine) |
Andreas Kleerup (born 1979), professionally known as Kleerup, is a Swedish electropop musician.
Career[edit]
Kleerup's career as a producer, composer, songwriter and artist began in music as a songwriter, going on to tour with Teddybears and Robyn as a musician. In 2007, Kleerup released "With Every Heartbeat" featuring Robyn, which reached No. 1 in the UK. The song appeared on top 10 lists in several countries in Europe and became a top 30 single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA.[citation needed]
Kleerup's debut album, Kleerup, was released in 2008. The album and Kleerup received six Grammy nominations and won in three categories: "Best Newcomer", "Best Producer", and "Best Composer". Among the collaborating artists on the album are Lykke Li, Robyn, and Neneh Cherry. The mini-album, As If We Never Won, followed in 2014.
The 2010s also saw Kleerup expand his career as a composer. In 2010, he and Carl Bagge composed the music for Stockholm City Theatre's 50th-anniversary performance, a musical adaptation of Nobel Prize laureate Harry Martinson's Aniara, performed by a double string quartet.
In 2010, NME name Kleerup one of the 20 hottest producers in music.[1]
In September 2014, Kleerup announced the first of two mini-LPs, As If We Never Won,[2] and shared credit of the song "Let Me In" with Susanne Sundfør. H&M used the track for their Fall Fashion 2014 advertising campaign in cinema, TV, and Online.
In addition to his work as a composer and songwriter, Kleerup has worked with and remixed such iconic artists as Lady Gaga, Moby, The Cardigans, and Nonono.
In March 2020, Kleerup released his latest album, 2.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Kleerup is married. He has one child from an earlier relationship.[4]
Kleerup was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and Tourette syndrome in 2007.[4] He has also struggled with depression for long periods of his life and made a suicide attempt in 2009.[4]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
| Year | Album Title | Chart Positions | ||
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| SWE | UK | |||
| 2008 | Kleerup | 7 | — | |
| 2012 | Aniara | 47 | — | |
| 2020 | 2 | — | — | |
EPs[edit]
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | ||
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| SWE | UK | |||
| 2009 | Hello Holla EP | — | — | |
| Lead Singer Syndrome (with Markus Krunegård) |
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| 2014 | As If We Never Won | 52 | — | |
| 2016 | Det var den sommaren | — | — | |
Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | ||
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| SWE | DK | UK | ||
| 2005 | "Medication" | — | — | — |
| 2007 | "With Every Heartbeat" (with Robyn) | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 2008 | "Longing for Lullabies" (with Titiyo) | 7 | 10 | — |
| "3AM" (with Marit Bergman) | 35 | — | — | |
| "Forever" (with Neneh Cherry) | 56 1 | — | — | |
| 2013 | "Requiem Solution" (with Loreen) | |||
| 2014 | "I Got You" (with Ola Salo) | |||
| "Let Me In" (with Susanne Sundfør) | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | "Imorgon är en annan dag" | 43 | — | — |
| "Så länge skutan kan gå" | 54 | — | — | |
| "Beautiful Life" | 60[5] | — | — | |
| 2020 | "I Need Love"[6] (with Rebecca & Fiona) | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||||
1Not officially released as a single, but charted due to extensive downloading.
References[edit]
- ^ "Pictures of 20 hottest producers in music right now - Photos - NME.COM". NME. October 7, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-10-07.
- ^ "Kleerup Announces Mini-LP As If We Never Won, Shares Susanne Sundfør Collab "Let Me In"". Pitchfork.com. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "Kleerup : 2". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ a b c Assarsson, Anton; Selåker, Johannes (2013-12-03). "Jag trodde att jag var efterbliven". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan". Sverigetopplistan.se. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "I Need Love - Single by Kleerup & Rebecca & Fiona on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
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